I hear a lot of Dutch people complaining about the referee, but I don't believe he was against us. He could've send off a couple more Dutch players (De Jong clearly should've gotten a straight red card and several players were trying hard to get a second yellow card) and nobody could've complained.

Of course. The team played way too aggresive. On the other hand the referee made some strange decisions. It's crazy that Heitinga is now described in the English press as 'gangster'. The first card was hardly a faul. The second was tho.

Of course. The team played way too aggresive. On the other hand the referee made some strange decisions. It's crazy that Heitinga is now described in the English press as 'gangster'. The first card was hardly a faul. The second was tho.

It would be understandable if they would write that about Van Bommel and De Jong (and I guess they probably do), but Heitinga is a respectable player.

I'm afraid I'd choke. But admitted, Spain was the better team in the final. We didn't know how the beat the Spanish tici-taca and were lucky that the Spanish tactics doesn't bring them many goals. Both teams had their chances.